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Project-Focused Masters Research


Course Description

Project-focused research while enrolled for an M.S. degree under the direction of a faculty member. This course is for students who are performing sponsored research specifically devoted toward completing project deliverables important to project sponsors that may not be directly related to M.S. thesis research.


Athena Title

Project Focused Masters Rsch


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ENGR 7010E


Non-Traditional Format

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer


Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Project-focused research, with definitive progress being made towards one or more project deliverables.
  • The primary objective and outcome of the course is to acquaint students with the reality that a component of working on many industrial and government contracts requires fulfillment of precisely defined deliverables as they pursue their academic research objectives.

Topical Outline

  • Directed research.